Minnesota · Cass County
Woman Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Woman Lake around April 23 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: April 8 (2000). Latest: May 8 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
24 years on the books, 1978–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2022 | May 8 |
| 2020 | April 25 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2008 | May 7 |
| 2007 | April 25 |
| 2006 | April 14 |
| 2005 | April 13 |
| 2004 | April 20 |
| 2003 | April 22 |
| 2002 | April 24 |
| 2001 | April 29 |
| 2000 | April 8 |
| 1999 | April 19 |
| 1998 | April 12 |
| 1997 | April 26 |
| 1996 | May 8 |
| 1995 | May 2 |
| 1994 | April 17 |
| 1990 | April 23 |
| 1987 | April 11 |
| 1985 | April 22 |
| 1983 | April 24 |
| 1978 | April 30 |
When Woman freezes over
Woman Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (1995–96). Latest: December 20 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2018–19 froze on November 20. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | November 28 |
| 2006–07 | November 19 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 2 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | November 22 |
| 1999–00 | December 15 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
| 1994–95 | November 30 |
| 1986–87 | November 13 |
| 1981–82 | December 6 |
| 1980–81 | November 24 |
| 1979–80 | November 30 |
| 1977–78 | November 21 |
| 1976–77 | November 15 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.